在高血压和非高血压的黑人男性中检查宗教实践的频率
Antonius D Skipper1, Tangela Towns2, Richard G Moye3
1Assistant Professor, Gerontology Institute, Georgia State University, One Park Place, Suite 605, Atlanta, GA, Tel: (404) 413-5147,
Journal of healthcare, science and the humanities
|July 19, 2023
概括
高血压在黑人男性中很常见. 这项研究发现,患有高血压的黑人男性比没有高血压的男性更频繁地祈祷和阅读宗教文学,这表明宗教可能是一种应对机制.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 宗教社会学是宗教社会学.
- 行为医学是一种行为医学.
背景情况:
- 美国的黑人男性患高血压的比例很高.
- 在这个人口群体中,健康和宗教实践之间的关系未得到充分研究.
研究的目的:
- 在高血压和非高血压的黑人男性中分析宗教变量 (祈祷,阅读圣经,宗教冥想).
- 描述这些宗教习俗在有高血压和没有高血压的黑人男性中的频率.
主要方法:
- 美国中年人群 (MIDUS) 3 - 米尔沃基非洲裔美国人样本的利用数据.
- 分析了135名黑人男性的数据,51.1%的黑人男性在过去12个月内报告高血压.
主要成果:
- 被诊断为高血压的黑人男性更有可能报告更频繁地祈祷.
- 高血压的黑人男性也报告说,他们比非高血压的同行更频繁地阅读宗教文学.
结论:
- 诸如祈祷和阅读宗教文学等宗教实践可能是黑人男性管理高血压的应对反应.
- 强调在了解黑人男性的健康管理方面考虑宗教行为的重要性.
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